Housing

This bill (A 7380) sets clear rules for advertising housing as "deeply affordable." It requires that housing marketed this way must be affordable to households earning 60% or less of the local area median income (as defined by HUD). Landlords or developers falsely labeling non-compliant units as "deeply affordable" face penalties under false advertising laws, and mixed developments must clearly state the percentage or count of deeply affordable units versus market-rate units. Municipalities and state agencies must also follow these standards when promoting affordable housing. The law takes effect 180 days after enactment.

Requires landlords of non-owner occupied, one-six family dwellings in the city of New York to provide fire extinguishers in all rented apartments; authorizes the promulgation of standards related thereto.

Requires the disclosure of digitally altered images in an advertisement or other promotional material for the sale or lease of real property; requires the website posting to include the unaltered version of the image.

Senate Bill S 955 regulates smart access systems in Class A multiple dwellings, affecting tenants, lawful occupants, and building owners. The bill mandates that these systems cannot rely solely on web-based applications for entry, requiring alternative options like key fobs or digital keys, and provides a non-electronic entry option for religious preferences. Owners must provide tenants and lawful occupants with free keys or access cards, including initial replacements, and ensure systems have backup power for outages. Additionally, it limits the types of personal data that can be collected by these systems and prohibits the installation of new biometric smart access systems for three years after the law takes effect.

Requires the New York city housing authority to investigate complaints of squatters within twenty-four hours and promptly remove squatters from its apartments.